The newly elected Chairman Pakistan Leather Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PLGMEA) Muhammad Aslam Choudary has said that PLGMEA is formulating a detailed plan for the modernisation and Skill Development programme for the leather industry. Talking to Business Recorder on Tuesday here, he disclosed that in this regard a Skill Development Centre would be established in Sialkot to facilitate the local business community engaged with leather garments industry.
The federal government had provided Rs 18 crore out Export Development Fund (EDF) for setting up common facility centre, display centre and establishment of office of the association in Sialkot and work on the project would soon be launched, he revealed. The PLGMEA Chairman further stated under the plan special attention would be focused on up-gradation of the industry to enable it to cope with fast changing global trends of fashion and to compete the world market easily. The local business community engaged with leather garments had great potentials and ability to compete with its competitors and we are making adequate efforts to exploit the potential for fetching maximum foreign exchange for the country, he said. The PLGMEA Chairman further stated the local business community was committed to enhance export to manifolds and was mobilising their resources for the purpose aimed at strengthening the national exchequer.